The Hurricane (1937)
1h 44m
Running Time
November 9, 1937Release Date
The Hurricane (1937)
1h 44m
Running Time
November 9, 1937Release Date
Network & Production Companies




Plot.
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
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Cast & Crew.

Dorothy Lamour
Marama

Jon Hall
Terangi

Mary Astor
Mme. DeLaage

C. Aubrey Smith
Father Paul

Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Kersaint

Raymond Massey
DeLaage

John Carradine
Warden

Jerome Cowan
Captain Nagle

Al Kikume
Chief Mehevi

Kuulei De Clercq
Tita

Layne Tom Jr.
Mako

Mamo Clark
Hitia

Movita
Arai

Lei Aloha
Native (uncredited)

Lionel Braham
The Governor (uncredited)

John Casey
Native (uncredited)

Spencer Charters
Judge (uncredited)

Anne Chevalier
Reri (uncredited)

Inez Courtney
Girl on Ship (uncredited)

Yola d'Avril
Club Hibiscus Singer (uncredited)

William B. Davidson
Abusive Drunk (uncredited)

Roger Drake
Captain of the Guards (uncredited)

Vic Groves
Native (uncredited)

Louis Hahn
Native (uncredited)

Flora Hayes
Mama Rua (uncredited)

George Herrera
Native (uncredited)

David Hopi
Native (uncredited)

Henry Kanea
Native (uncredited)

Prince Leilani
Native (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin
Sailor (uncredited)

Hawksha Paia
Native (uncredited)

Satini Pualoa
Native (uncredited)

John Pumau
Native (uncredited)

Max Reid
Native (uncredited)

Mary Shaw
Marunga (uncredited)

Kay Silva
Native (uncredited)

Hugo Fregonese
Native (uncredited)

John Ford
Director

Dudley Nichols
Screenplay

Oliver H.P. Garrett
Adaptation

Charles Nordhoff
Novel

James Norman Hall
Novel

Samuel Goldwyn
Producer / Presenter

Lloyd Nosler
Editor

Richard Day
Art Direction

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Omar Kiam
Costume Design

Alexander Golitzen
Assistant Art Director

James Basevi
Special Effects

Bert Glennon
Director of Photography

Ben Hecht
Additional Writing

W.P. Lipscomb
Additional Writing

Stuart Heisler
Other

Wingate Smith
Assistant Director

Jack Noyes
Sound Recordist

R. T. Layton
Special Effects Assistant
Media.



Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingNR
Budget$2,000,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
south seas
based on novel or book
hurricane
honeymoon
tahiti
escape from prison
shark
tropical island
racial prejudice
south sea island
told in flashback
disaster movie
colonial era
schooner
Wiki.
The Hurricane is a 1937 film set in the South Seas, directed by John Ford and produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, about a Polynesian who is unjustly imprisoned. The climax features a "hurricane" generated through special effects. It stars Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall, with Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, John Carradine, and Jerome Cowan. James Norman Hall, Jon Hall's uncle, co-wrote the novel of the same name on which The Hurricane is based.
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